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The Split Cycle Engine, flagship of the AEC, is a novel engine architecture where the phases of expansion and compression happen in two separate cylinders. It was reported that the engine can realistically approach brake efficiencies of 60%, which represents… Continue Reading →
Prof Marco Marengo, Director of the AEC, spoke at the Airi Webinar on “Models and technologies for thermal management of advanced devices with applications to digital technologies, semiconductors, energy and capital goods” on 28 June 2021. Airi is the Italian… Continue Reading →
The ENCOM-4 (Enhanced CONdenser in Microgravity) research project is aimed at the experimental and numerical study of condensation and its applications in ground and space conditions. In this prestigious ESA project, the AEC is represented by Dr. Anastasios Georgoulas and… Continue Reading →
This new project “UltraMQL-Ultrasonic Minimum Quantity Lubrication Machining for Economic & Environmental Sustainability” with Nuclear AMRC has been selected for funding by Innovate UK, with AEC work led by Prof Cyril Crua. This project is a diversification of the AEC’s… Continue Reading →
An exciting new collaboration between AEC, GA Drilling, Advanced Analysis and MTech-UK Associates, funded by Innovate UK, will be looking at next-generation drills that can help to source sustainable geothermal energy. The aim of the project is to offer an… Continue Reading →
